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J. J. DUBOIS. Wagon Running-Gear. No 223,897.

Patented Jan. 27; I880.

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JAMES J. DU'BOIS, or sP INe'royvN, NEW YORK.

WAG N U NI G-"GEAR;

- SPIGIFIClPllI ONJormihgpart of Letters Patent 'N'o.' 223,897, dated January 27,4880.

Application filed December 15, 1879. I

. Be it known" that 1, Jioms J. DUBoIsof Springtowinin the county of Ulster and State of New York, have invented a new Improve :ing' is a'. specification.

meat in W agon-Reaches; of which the follow Figure} isa plan view of my improvement;

Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation taken through the line a- :zg'Fig. l.-

Similar letters of reference spending parts.

The object ot' this invention is to furnish wagon-reaches so constructed that. they may beserewed into the rear axle and the headbloek, and may be guarded from being worn by the ionvardwheels in cramping the wagon. The invention consists in constructing the indicate con-ereach-bars with short SOI'GlY-llil'tklds upon their rear ends and long scre\\'-tlireads upon their forward ends, so that they may, be screwed into -1nclined screw-holes in the axle and head-block, and also in the combination,

with the reach-bars, oi collars and slees'estoelined, as shown *with the bars 0.

receii'e the l'rictioniot' the forward wheels in cram 'iingt the wagon, as will be hereinafter fully described. r

A is the rear axle, and B is the hemlhlock,

.of awa'gon-gearing, which parts A B are made of metal.

The reach is formedof two ironbars, 0, the

- forwardends of which are placed nearer together than their rear ends,'as shown'in Fig.

1. Upon there-er ends of the bars (3 are cut screw-threads D for a distance equal 'to the width of the rear axlefA. Upon the forward ends of the bars() are (ti-ll; screw-threads E tor a distance equal to the combined thickness of the rear axle, A, and the head-block B.

'. Through the-rear axle, A,' and the headblock B arefiirmed screw holes, which are in- M in Fig.i1,so as to be'in line In ,applying the re' "C are screwed into the screwholes in the head-block .B'for the wholelen'gth of the screw-threads E, "The rearjends =of -the bars (l'are then serewediutothe screwholes of the rearaxle for the length. of thescrew-threads 1), which screws their forward ends out of the head- 5o "block B for a' distance equal to the width of the rearaxle,A,and 1eares the eudsof the I C may be screwed into the axle A rods '0 flush with the outer sides of the axle Y Aamlheadblock B, as shown in Fig. 2;

With this construction the axle A and headblock B will be firmly and rigidly connected together. i Upon the bars A, at a little distance apart,

are formed, or to them are attached, collars F, and upon the said bars A, between the collars F, are placed tubular washers or sleeves G. The collars'F and sleeves Gare arrang'edm such positions that the tire .of the forward wheel, when the wagon is cramped, will strike h again-stand rotate the sleeveG, and thus prevent tlie'reach-ba-rs from being worn.

In the drawings only'one of the reach-bars A is represented as being provided with col- .lars F and a sleeve, G; but-in practice both reach-bars should-be provided with collars and sleeves.

YD upon their rear'ends, substantially as he-re- Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters,

;in'shown and deseribed,,so that the reaeli bars and the head-block B, as set forth. v

2. In a wagon-gearing, the combination. 0t

the reach-bars C, provided'with short serewthreads 1) upon their rear ends "and long screw-threzuls 16 'upon their forward ends:-

\ and the axle A and headbloclv 13, provided herein shown and described, so that'the bars, axle, and head-block may be screwed together, as set forth 7 3,111 a, wagongeari with the" s eeve ngr, the combination,

James GORDON.

with inclined screw-holes, substantially as reaehiliars 0, ot' the collars- F and sshe'rmi Y described, to 'pre'ventthe reach-bars from-5E 

